Denjirō Ōkōchi
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Denjirō Ōkōchi (5 February 1898 – 18 July 1962) was a Japanese film actor most famous for starring roles in jidaigeki directed by such masters as Akira Kurosawa, Daisuke Itō, Sadao Yamanaka, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Hiroshi Inagaki and Masahiro Makino. His real name was Masuo Ōbe. Training in Shinkokugeki under Shōjirō Sawada, Ōkōchi entered Nikkatsu in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara films playing characters such as Chūji Kunisada and Sazen Tange. At his peak, he was one of the top jidaigeki stars alongside Tsumasaburō Bandō and Chiezō Kataoka. During…
Also known as
Oobe Masuo · Ôkôchi Denjirô · Denjiro Okochi · Masuo Oobe · 大河内伝次郎
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Known For
Sanshiro Sugata
1943 · Movie
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
1952 · Movie
No Regrets for Our Youth
1946 · Movie
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
1945 · Movie
The Seven Changes of a Paper Crane (Part 1)
1941 · Movie
Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
1960 · Movie
Nice Day, Cloudy Day Part II
1954 · Movie
Tenka o nerau bishōnen
1955 · Movie
Battle Troop
1944 · Movie
Edo Kid
1955 · Movie
The Sea Warrior
1955 · Movie
Isshin Tasuke: A Man Among Men
1959 · Movie